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Marlboro County South Carolina |
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Marlboro County was named for John Churchill, first
Duke of Marlborough (1650-1722). The county name was originally
spelled Marlborough, but it was later shortened. The county was
created in 1785 as a part of Cheraws District, and the county seat
is Bennettsville. Welsh Baptists from Delaware settled in an area of
the county known as Welsh Neck around 1737, and they were later
joined by English and Scotch-Irish settlers. Cotton growing made
this a wealthy part of the state prior to the Civil War. The town of
Blenheim was also known for its mineral springs. General Sherman's
troops passed through the county in 1865, briefly occupying the town
of Bennettsville. Some famous Marlboro County natives are United
States Congressman and diplomat Robert Blair Campbell (1791-1862),
United States and Confederate Congressman John McQueen (1804-1867),
and children's advocate Marian Wright Edelman. (Submitted by:
SC State Library / Mary Morgan, 31-Mar-2008)
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